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Civil servant fraudulently held down FIVE jobs, court told
Prosecutors say he used remote work and sick notes to hide overlapping full-time roles and earn nearly £350,000 from eight employers.
- Civil servant Kashim Chowdhury appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday for the opening of his trial, where prosecutors accused him of fraud for holding multiple full-time government jobs simultaneously.
- Prosecutors allege Chowdhury 'exploited' work-from-home culture that emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic, using sick leave to manage eight concurrent roles that earned him nearly £350,000 between February 2020 and September 2023.
- In one 'laughable' incident, prosecutor Lucy Organ said Chowdhury wore white make-up during a video call to feign illness; UKHSA manager Aleesha Adams noticed the make-up separating, revealing his real skin underneath.
- At one point, Chowdhury was contracted to work 183 hours a week across five roles—more hours than exist in a seven-day period, jurors heard.
- After the National Fraud Initiative alerted Defra to discrepancies in his three bank accounts, Chowdhury denies nine counts of fraud.
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Great Yorkshire RadioCivil servant 'fraudulently juggled five government jobs using remote work and sick notes'
A civil servant "exploited" remote working culture and used sick notes to fraudulently work five Government jobs at the same time, a court has heard.
·United Kingdom
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PentapostagmaQasim Chowdhury allegedly secured jobs in ministries and organizations and collected almost 350 thousand pounds in three years, saying that his mother is sick so he can "work" from home.
·Marousi, Greece
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The Independent (US)Civil servant used sick leave to juggle several jobs, court hears
The court heard that at one point, Kashim Chowdhury was contracted to work 183 hours a week across five roles
·London, United Kingdom
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